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"We are impressed with the quality of your product and encourage you to keep these high standards in the future."
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| mi-vine(m) News |
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| South African Synergy | Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
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Brandon Marc discuss an interesting topic about how advanced South Africa is when it comes to IT integration within the local wine industry.
"There’s almost an unspoken mutual understanding that the wine industry needs IT to be competitive in the global market… and indeed it does."
Even Christian Eedes, editor of WINE magazine agrees.
To see what Christian Eedes says about this go to |
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| World-class wines from New World countries | Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
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In an article on VenturaCountyStar it is highlighted that New World countries such as, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile are producing fabulous wines.
"Over the past three years combined, these New World countries have accounted for 22 percent of the wines on Wine Spectator‘s top 100 list."
See the complete article at |
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| 100% CLEAN award granted by Softpedia | Saturday, 22 November 2008 |
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mi-vine(m) has been tested in the Softpedia labs using several industry-leading security solutions and found to be completely clean of adware/spyware components.
We are impressed with the quality of your product and encourage you to keep these high standards in the future.
View the mi-vine(m) Softpedia listing: Softpedia Listing ... |
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| Some silver linings for wine in the current financial malaise | Friday, 21 November 2008 |
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Neil Pendock talks about the current global financial meltdown and falling wine prices. According to Decanter magazine the average bottle spend in UK restaurants is down 50% over six months while investment wine is looking distinctly unstable.
"Bordeaux 2005 first growths like Château Lafite are down 25% from their August peak (from £10,000 a case to £7,500) as the luxury asset class, along with fine art and Bentleys, are put on the r ... |
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| International Wine Company | Friday, 21 November 2008 |
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"The International Wine Co., based in Johannesburg as a supplier of quality international wines direct to the public as well as the trade, is bringing a whole new world of wines and seminars to South Africa. "
To find out more about The International Wine Co. read more at International Wine Co.co.za |
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| Brand Recognition: Why Labels Shouldn’t Change | Friday, 21 November 2008 |
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On Enobytes.com a news article about label changing talks about why producers do this, and why it should actually be avoided.
"...you are in a local wine store in search of your favorite wine, which mysteriously disappears off the shelf."
Visit Enobytes.com to see the full article. |
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| Albarino, The Other White Grape | Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
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In most parts of the world, Chardonnay is be the most popular white wine, except for in Spain, where Albarino is the signature white.
Albarino! Pronounced "Al-ba-ree-nyo", meaning "the white from Rhine", is as popular to Spain as Chardonnay is to North America."
In Portugal it is produced under the name "Alvarinho" where it is grown almost exclusively in the cool and wet environs of the Rías Baixas region in Galicia.
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| Wine Headaches: The Truth | Wednesday, 19 November 2008 |
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Brandon Marc explains the difference between a red wine headache and a normal hangover. Nothing has been proven to be the actual cause for it just yet, but there are quite a few theories as to what causes these untimely headaches.
"The ‘traditional’ theory points to sulphites being the cause of the problem but has since fallen out of favour."
To find out more about this very interesting topic go to |
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| SA winemaker named best in the world | Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Kanonkop winemaker Abrie Beeslaar was voted the international winemaker of the year at the International Wine and Spirits Competition awards.
Go to Mail & Guardian to read the full article.
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| Week 45 | Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
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| On, Wednesday 12 November 2008 the wine catalogue update for Week 45 of 2008 were made available for all active mi-vine(m) subscribers. Be sure to update your installation by following the synchronization steps. |
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| Discover Mellasat M | Friday, 7 November 2008 |
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We recently had the opportunity to discover local wine producer Mellasat Vineyards at the WINEX show in Sandton. The Mellasat M 2003 is a truly exceptional wine and gets a mi-vine(m) 5 STAR rating and is our focus wine for the month of November 2008.
Mellasat Vineyards is the life long vision of Stephen Richardson, a Norfolk farmer born and bred in the UK. As a teenager, a definitive and surreal experience tasting fine ... |
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| South African White Wines | Friday, 7 November 2008 |
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Brandon Marc emphasizes the improvement of South African white wines, and how it is no longer regarded as red wines cheaper cousin. Some can even compete internationally, and he mentions South Africa‘s most expensive white wine which was launched this year.
"Now I’m not necessarily saying that these high prices are justified, though they might well be...”
To find out which white wine is the most expensive in Sou ... |
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| Best SA vintages since 1987 | Thursday, 6 November 2008 |
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| According to the Enobytes Vintage Chart from 1987 to 2007, the best South African vintages were 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003. The 1998 vintage scored the highest with 94 points followed by the 2003 vintage with 93 points and the 2000 and 2001 vintages both scoring 91 points. The highest score ever awarded to a vintage was 97. A score from 95 - 100 is labeled as One of a kind and a score from 90 - 94 is labeled as Exceptional ... |
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| Week 44 | Wednesday, 5 November 2008 |
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| On, Wednesday 5 November 2008 the wine catalogue update for Week 44 of 2008 were made available for all active mi-vine(m) subscribers. Be sure to update your installation by following the synchronization steps. |
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| SA Wine Exports on the Up | Wednesday, 5 November 2008 |
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This week Brandon Marc talks about South Africa‘s wine export. Despite the international economic slowdown, Wines of South Africa (WOSA) have reported
that over 363 million litres have been sold abroad during only one year.
"Export volumes are already up 31% for the first 7 months of 2008, this thanks to the continued strength of export markets such as the UK,
Sweden and Canada."
To read more about Sou ... |
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| Michael Fridjhon Wine Experience Weekend | | | From 2010-09-04 to 2010-09-05 | | | The annual benchmarking event for food and wine lovers, this weekend showcasing a selection of top foreign wines caters for those with the finer taste... | | | Real Beer! Real Food! | | | Wednesday, 08 September 2010 | | | Wild Woods Bistro in Hout Bay will be serving five delicious courses with five delectable beers, all perfectly paired to provide one awesome evening. ... | | | Grangehurst Vertical Tasting Cape Town | | | Wednesday, 08 September 2010 | | | Lexus Cape Town. Explore the incredible vintage wines of Cape Winemakers Guild winemaker Jeremy Walker. More on. Book early to get your car. For more ... | | | Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival 2010 | | | From 2010-09-08 to 2010-09-09 | | | 2010 celebrates the 20th Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Festival with a decade of sponsorship by Standard Bank. It is now the longest running private, ... | | | Under the Influence of Elgin Cape Town | | | Wednesday, 15 September 2010 | | | Lexus Helderberg, Somerset West. Explore the beautiful cooler climate wines of Elgin. Book early to get your car. For more information visit www.under... | | | Robertson Wine Valley At Kloofzicht Lodge | | | From 2010-09-18 to 2010-09-19 | | | After many years of staging ever-popular annual festivals at home, such as Robertson Wine on the River and the Wacky Wine Weekend, the Robertson Wine ... | | | Under the Influence of Swartland Cape Town | | | Wednesday, 22 September 2010 | | | The Roundhouse Restaurant. Get to grips with the beautiful wines of the Swartland region. For more information visit www.undertheinfluence.co.za or e-... | | | The Good Food and Wine Show Johannesburg | | | From 2010-09-23 to 2010-09-26 | | | The annual Good Food and Wine show attracts thousands of food and wine lovers. Taking place in every major city this year, there is no reason not to g... | | | Bordeaux Blends Wine Tasting Cape Town | | | Thursday, 23 September 2010 | | | Join WINE magazine for informative tastings of our top wines, held at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.... | | | Under the Influence of Swartland Johannesburg | | | Thursday, 23 September 2010 | | | Lexus East Rand. A hugely popular tasting exploring the exciting wines of the Swartland. Book early to get your car. For more information visit www.un... | |
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